Posts by carmenscake_helsinki

I'll have to do it I guess....He didn't insist anymore in a discount and decided for the first option I gave him that was a 10 people cake. At this point I couldn't be unprofessional and say" no I don't do your cake...

Quote: Originally Posted by liz at sugar  Carmenscake, if this man persists, and you don't plan on making him a cake, ask him why he feels he deserves a discount from you?  He isn't a past customer, he isn't your...

Thank you all for your replies! I do not work with credit card, so I don't have any fee to pay. In Finland is more likely to have the money transfer or cash, specially in this kind of business. I don't see any reason to give this...

I need to vent! Honestly can't anymore with clients and their lovely phrase: Can you give me discount?   I got an inquire last week. The client called me asking how much I charge for my cakes and asked straight way for a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Renne1956  I agree with each and every rule!  I had a customer who couldn't make up her mind and for 2 weeks I got 62 texts from her with pictures!! She drove me insane. I finally got...

remnant3333, That's exactly what I wonder, if she will able to swallow the fondant... What I got from our meeting, looked like she never tried it. She was already a pain....when we met, so I was really thinking if she didn't...

Hi all!   I have a client who ordered 2 cakes. One was for today, for her last working day(she is pregnant) and it was a simple strawberry cake with pipping cream  and the other one is for this saturday, a...

I must say that cake flour makes a lot of difference! In the past I used AP flour, my cakes tasted good, everyone liked, but when I used cake flour for the first time I was in love with it! Where I live cake flour is an expensive...

Quote: Last year my son's Little League Coach was having a birthday party and the whole team was invited. I offered his wife to make cupcakes to celebrate the occasion for free since he was the most caring coach my son had even...

The worst for me was to hear: "Hope the cake and cream will be fresh! " Oohhhhhh yes of course I will put a spoiled cream on your cake...people are just insane!